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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
altogether
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
any
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A fair vision of a fresh life rose before him.
bright
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From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
chapter
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From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
Clifford
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From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fair vision of a fresh life rose before him.
Frensham
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
fresh
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From this reading A fair vision of a fresh life rose before him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
happiness
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
harshly
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From this reading Unbidden and harshly rebuked possibilities of joy pressed themselves importunately on him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
heart's
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From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
history
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From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
hopes
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From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
horizon
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
importunately
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From this reading Unbidden and harshly rebuked possibilities of joy pressed themselves importunately on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
joy
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From this reading Unbidden and harshly rebuked possibilities of joy pressed themselves importunately on him.
Katharine
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fair vision of a fresh life rose before him.
locked-up
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
moment
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From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
new
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From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
out
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
possibilities
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From this reading Unbidden and harshly rebuked possibilities of joy pressed themselves importunately on him.
pressed
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From this reading Unbidden and harshly rebuked possibilities of joy pressed themselves importunately on him.
rebuked
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From this reading Unbidden and harshly rebuked possibilities of joy pressed themselves importunately on him.
rose
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From this reading A fair vision of a fresh life rose before him.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
sprang
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From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
stern
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
struggle
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Unbidden and harshly rebuked possibilities of joy pressed themselves importunately on him.
Thornton
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From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clifford Thornton passed on from that moment to a new chapter in his heart's history.
too
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
tried
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
turn
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
Unbidden
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From this reading Unbidden and harshly rebuked possibilities of joy pressed themselves importunately on him.
up
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From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
vision
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From this reading A fair vision of a fresh life rose before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
wishes
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From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But, against his wishes, bright hopes sprang up within him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
yield
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From this reading He was too stern with himself to yield without a struggle to even any secret locked-up happiness; and so he tried to turn from the thought of Katharine Frensham as from something altogether out of his horizon.
